Chapter 5: Advanced Motherboard Setup

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5-11 SAS/SATA Ports
SAS/SATA Port Pin Defi nitions
Pin # Defi nition
1 Ground
2 TXP
3 TXN
4 Ground
5 RXN
6 RXP
7 Ground
SAS Heartbeat LED Status
(LEDS2)
Color/State Defi nition
Green:
Blinking SAS Active
Red: Solid On SAS Error
SAS Heartbeat LED
A SAS Heartbeat LED is located at
LEDS2 on the motherboard. See t he
table at right for more informati on.
Power Status LED (LE6)
Color Defi nition
Green System Power On
(Power Normal)
Yel-
low Standby Power Active
(System Off)
Red System Power has
a problem (Power
Failure)
Power Status LED
A Power Status LED is located at LE6 on
the motherboard. When the LED indica-
tor turns to color red, power supp ly has a
problem. See the table at rig ht for mor e
information.
SATA/SAS Ports
Two SATA 3.0 ports (I-SATA 0/1) and four
SATA 2.0 (I-SATA 2-5) ports are located
on the board. These SATA ports are
supported by the Intel C222 PCH chip.
In addition to SATA connections, eight
SAS ports (L-SAS 0-7), supported the
LSI 2308 SAS controller, are also located
on the motherboard. See the table on the
right for pin defi nitions.